Decree

  • 31decree — de|cree1 [ dı kri ] noun count 1. ) a judgment made by a court of law 2. ) an official decision or order made by a leader or government decree de|cree 2 [ dı kri ] verb transitive if a leader or government decrees something, they officially… …

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  • 32decree — noun an official order that has the force of law. ↘a judgement or decision of certain law courts. verb (decrees, decreeing, decreed) order by decree. Origin ME: from OFr. decre, decret, from L. decretum something decided , from decernere decide …

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  • 33decree — [dɪˈkriː] noun [C] 1) an official decision or order that is made by a leader or government 2) a judgment that is made by a court of law decree verb [T] …

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  • 34decree — de•cree [[t]dɪˈkri[/t]] n. v. creed, cree•ing 1) a formal order usu. having the force of law 2) law a judicial decision or order 3) rel one of the eternal purposes of God, by which events are foreordained 4) cv to command, ordain, or decide by or …

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  • 35decree —   Kauoha, ōlelo kauoha, kānāwai.    ♦ Legal decree, ōlelo kūpa a …

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  • 36Decree of Themistocles — Decree of Themistocles, National Archaeological Museum of Athens, 13330 The Decree of Themistocles is an ancient Greek inscription discussing Greek strategy in the Greco Persian Wars, purported to have been issued by the Athenian assembly under… …

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  • 37decree absolute — noun 1. A final decree 2. (in a divorce) that which makes the former partners free to marry again • • • Main Entry: ↑decree * * * decree absolute UK US noun [countable] [singular dec …

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  • 38Decree time — (Russian: Декретное время) refers to the changes introduced to the USSR time system by a Sovnarkom decree of 16 June 1930. By this decree, all clocks in the Soviet Union were permanently shifted one hour ahead of standard time for each timezone.… …

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  • 39Decree Law 25418 — is a highly controversial Peruvian law decreed in April 1992 by then President Alberto Fujimori. The decree essentially provided the legal trappings for the coup d état of April 15, 1992. The decree renamed the government, dissolved the Congress …

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  • 40Decree of Kutná Hora — German students leaving Prague for L …

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